Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-25

ing ON an "Extra'-Another DeIay-A
Patient Audience In waiting-On the
Home stretch.
At O'Clock precisely, on consecutive
nights, we stepped on the rustrum at Chi
caSo, GAINESVILLE, Indianapolis Detroit,
jacksonville. Cleveland and Buffalo. But
II seemed that DAYTON was TO be failure
We ;elegraPhed from indianapolis, Missed
connection. Cannot possibly meet engage
ment at Dayton" Telegram came back,
saving. Take a locomotive and cvrae onr'
We could not get a locomotive Another
telegram arrived The superintendent Of
railroad will send You i'll an extra train Go
Immediately to the depotr' We gathered
up our traps from the hotel floor and sofa,
and hurried them at the saChel They would
not so in. We put a collar in our hat and
the shaving apparatus in our coat pocket;
got on the sachel with both feet, and ie-
clared the thing should go shut if it split
everything between indianapolis and Day
ton. Arriving at the depot, the train was
ready. We had locomotive and one car.
There We're six Of us on the train-namely,
the engineer and stOker on the locomotive;
while following were the conductor,
brakeman at each enl of the car, and the
writer.
when shall We get to Dayton" We
asked
''Halfpast nine o'clock responded the
conductor
Absurd we said; 'sn audience will
wait till $50 at night for lecturer"
AT BREAK NECK SPEED.
Away We flew. The car, having such \
light load, frisked and kicked, and made
merry of II journey that to US was becoming
very grave. Going round a sharp curve at
break neck speed, we felt inclined to sug-
gest 10 the conductor that il would make no
especial difference if we did not get TO Day
ton till 9:45. The night was cold, and the
hard ground thundered and cracked. The
bridges, instead of roaring, Us is their wont,
had no time TO give any more than a grunt
as we struck them and passed on. At times
it was 50 rough We were in doubt as to
whether We were ON the track or taking a
short cut across the fields to get TO our des-
tination little sooner The fagnen would
hastily open their windows and look at the
screeching train. The whistle blew wildly,
OF so much to give the villages warning as
to let them know that something terrible
AAu 6'iiS pecPiSt W Idht III NOLu
and water. A crllsty old man crawled out
of depot, and said to the engineer, Jim,
what on earth is the NATTER
Don't know" said Jim; that fellow in
the car yonder Is bound 10 get to DAYTON,
and we are putting things through"
Brakes lifted, bell rung, and off again
Amid the rush and pitch OF the train there
was no chance to prepare our toilet, and no
looking glass, and it was quite. certain that
we would have to step from the train i'm
into the lecturing hall. We were
unfit TO be seen. We were sure our hair
was parted in five or six different places,
and that the cinders had put our faces in
deep mourning, and that something must be
done. What time We could spare from hold
ing on to the bouncing seat we gave TO our
toilet, and the arrangements We made,
though far from satisfactory, satisfied our
that we had done what We could.
4 button broke as We were fastening our
a button always does break
when you are in a hurry and nobody to
sew it on.